New Zealand Surfcasting & Kaimoana

CAESARIAN SECTION on the BEACH
Spotted smoothhound pups being released after I performed a caesarian section on their mother. They drop their pups at this time of year (September onwards), so these were quite viable and swam happily away. The New Zealand spotted smoothhound (Mustelus lenticulatus) has several common names: lemon fish, gummy sharks, rig.

February 2013: Sunset at a beach near Waverley, South Taranaki, New Zealand. A Tiffen Color Graduated ND 0.6 filter was used to prevent the sky blowing out. This filter produces 'artistic' effects depending on the light. It doesn't necessarily reproduce what the human eye saw at the time.